HCS is still climbing up academically from the merger of Atherley and Embley. The very bright private school kids do tend to go to KESBUTThe state schools in Romsey are better than HCS academically.The main reason it survives is all the parents from the Waterside who are "limited" on their choice of schools.DDs year at the comp includes around 10 kids who left HCS at year 7 - both for money and academic reasons.HCS kids are polite and friendly and not nearly as precious as Sherbourne House! Quite a few leave to go to 6th form at Peter Symonds.